Recent budget cuts threaten the future of the US National Seed Bank, a vital reservoir for food security and biodiversity. Read Thor's Guardian op-ed in defense of seeds here.
Thor Hanson is a Guggenheim Fellow, a Switzer Environmental Fellow, and winner of the John Burroughs Medal. His books include Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid, Buzz, The Impenetrable Forest, Feathers, The Triumph of Seeds, and the children's favorite Bartholomew Quill. Hanson lives with his wife and son on an island in the Pacific Northwest. Learn more at his website: www.thorhanson.net.